We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Illinois Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
304,577 91.55% $75,420 H-1B
23,734 7.13% $176,082 PERM
3,180 0.96% $93,885 E-3 Australian
1,216 0.37% $30,895 H-2A

As of May 2023, Illinois has seen a total of 332,707 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Illinois is the H-1B visa with 304,577 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.55% of Illinois's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 23,734 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.13% of Illinois's total visas.

Top Occupations in Illinois (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wind Energy Engineers 6 $83,952 85.71%
Water/Wastewater Engineers 6 $78,808 85.71%
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers 6 $80,687 85.71%
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate 5 $49,858 71.43%
Insurance Sales Agents 5 $62,833 71.43%
Counselors, All Other 5 $44,246 71.43%
Sales Agents, Financial Services 5 $43,094 83.33%
Private Detectives and Investigators 5 $50,514 83.33%
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists 5 $54,708 83.33%
Fundraisers 5 $53,574 83.33%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 1 $46,758 9.09%
Political Scientists 1 $60,382 9.09%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 1 $50,648 9.09%
Curators 1 $30,202 9.09%
Recreation Workers 1 $22,443 9.09%
Athletic Trainers 1 $33,513 9.09%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 1 $51,770 9.09%
Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $62,743 9.09%
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other 1 $18,845 9.09%
Geographers 1 $63,586 9.09%
Illinois Employees Over Time
Illinois has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 14,981 employees were hired. Illinois peaked in 2016 with 29,364 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 21,214 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Illinois From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Norway 4 $53,223 50.00%
Zimbabwe 4 $70,123 50.00%
Cameroon 4 $44,083 50.00%
Armenia 4 $78,666 50.00%
Jamaica 4 $41,797 50.00%
Azerbaijan 3 $44,082 42.86%
Guatemala 3 $85,165 42.86%
Slovenia 3 $67,166 42.86%
Tanzania 3 $62,941 50.00%
Tunisia 3 $60,493 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infosys Limited 13,803 $69,071 99.65%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 11,807 $66,167 99.38%
Capgemini America Inc 9,357 $79,562 95.64%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 7,047 $84,134 98.37%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 5,919 $79,151 98.31%
Ernst Young Us Llp 5,697 $78,938 98.79%
Accenture Llp 5,487 $75,588 97.76%
Wipro Limited 2,878 $69,656 83.42%
Ibm India Private Limited 2,813 $65,153 84.02%
Htc Global Services Inc 2,506 $67,100 80.06%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc 1,021 $90,332 30.58%
Caterpillar Inc 421 $80,818 41.23%
Ernst Young Us Llp 375 $104,062 62.50%
Discover Products Inc 371 $78,791 73.90%
Dfs Corporate Services Llc 361 $98,709 76.81%
Abbvie Inc 345 $90,376 79.49%
Lead It Corporation 322 $72,880 76.48%
Belmont Sausage Company 240 $25,167 59.85%
At Kearney Inc 235 $109,873 62.67%
Mckinsey Company Inc United States 210 $105,414 56.60%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apiculture 4 $32,292 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 4 $32,292 100.00%
Seasoning And Dressing Manufacturing 3 $34,826 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 3 $22,713 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 3 $32,649 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 2 $31,023 66.67%
Wholesale Trade 2 $31,626 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 1 $33,051 50.00%
Orange Groves 1 $24,823 50.00%
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 1 $33,051 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Beauty Salons 53 $34,695 23.04%
All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 50 $85,989 21.83%
Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 50 $54,916 21.93%
Machine Shops 50 $56,295 22.03%
Wholesale Trade Agents And Brokers 49 $71,709 22.07%
Medical Laboratories 43 $64,338 19.55%
Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing 42 $87,041 19.91%
Computer Facilities Management Services 42 $84,017 21.11%
Limited Service Restaurants 41 $65,591 20.71%
Basic Chemical Manufacturing 39 $97,472 20.10%

Illinois Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Illinois to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Illinois over all years is $75,420. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage